Shift Production manager Food/FMCG
1 day ago
Desborough
Now Hiring: Shift Production Manager – Nights 📍 Location: Corby (commutable from Kettering, Northampton, Thrapston, Leicester, Market Harborough) 💷 Salary: £55,000 🏭 Industry: FMCG / Food Manufacturing 🕒 Shift: Night Shift Are you a hands-on Production Manager ready for your next challenge in a fast-paced, high-risk food production environment? Join one of the UK’s leading food manufacturers at the forefront of innovation and growth. We're seeking a Shift Production Manager to lead and inspire our night shift operations—ensuring excellence in quality, efficiency, and team performance. 🔧 What You’ll Do: • Lead and develop a team of 60–100, including four direct reports, • Drive performance and efficiency through clear KPIs and team engagement, • Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, 5S, Kaizen, Kanban), • Manage budget and cost control across your shift, • Ensure site structure and process alignment for optimal output, • Proven leadership in high-risk, chilled food manufacturing, • Experience in FMCG environments with a passion for continuous improvement, • Strong communication and decision-making skills, • A self-starter mindset with excellent prioritisation and people management, • Be part of a growing organisation that invests in people and future leadership, • Collaborate with an ambitious team driving operational excellence